Province
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
Mashonaland
5 February
Right to Food
In Mazowe Central constituency near Chiweshe villages, Zanu PF district leaders were
Central
2017
Freedom of
reported to be moving around distributing maize at night in ward 27. They were chanting
Association
party slogans and distributing the maize to the ruling party structures. The beneficiaries
were supposed to pay a dollar for transport then get a 25 kg bucket of maize instead of a
full 50kg bag per individual. It is alleged that the remaining maize was shared among the
party leadership. The district chairperson Cde Chatikobo was assisted by Cde Marufu and
Mukahiwa from Forrester J and K respectively. They are both farmers in ward 27.
10 February
Right to Food
Simon Makombe* was allegedly denied access to government inputs (fertilizers &
2017
Equality and
pesticides) at Mukwengure farm shop, ward 16, Muzarabani south. He is an MDC-T
non
activist and has never been in good books with the ward Councillor who leads the
discrimination
distribution of inputs. Yeukai Mathaba the Councillor for ward 16 supports Zanu PF
whereas Simon is a well known supporter of the MDC-T. It is alleged that all farmers of
ward 16 gathered at the farm shop. Sources said, when Councillor Mathaba and other Zanu
PF supporters arrived, they requested to see Simon before the distribution started. When he
presented himself it is alleged he was ordered to leave since government inputs are for
those who support President Mugabe only not traitors. The victim complied and left.
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